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Here are video messages for candidates for 2021 NASW Board Region VI Director. NASW’s region IV encompasses Delaware, Maryland and New Jersey. The candidates are Jenny Conger and Phillip Pratt. Cast ballots until May 28.   Read More »

Here are video messages for candidates for 2021 NASW Board National Committee on Nominations and Leadership Identification Region XIII. They are Margaret “Peggy” Polinsky and Toby Hur. Cast ballots until May 28. Read More »

Here are video messages for candidates for 2021 NASW Board National Committee on Nominations and Leadership Identification Region XI. They are Cassandra Bowers and Blanca Sanchez McGee. Cast ballots until May 28. Read More »

Here are video messages for candidates for 2021 NASW Board Region IX Director. NASW’s Region IX encompasses Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota. The candidates are Anthony Bibus and Jessica Hoeper. Cast ballots until May 28.     Read More »

By Mel Wilson, MBA, LCSW NASW Senior Policy Advisor, Social Justice and Human Rights The 2020 national election is four months behind us. In  normal times, the outcomes of the presidential election would have been a settled matter with the newly elected President Biden preparing for his State of the Union address knowing he had won the Electoral College and ... Read More »

December 1, 2020 About Social Work Responds The Association of Social Work Boards, the Council on Social Work Education, and the National Association of Social Workers are committed to collaborating on the range of issues affecting the social work profession and the people and communities we serve. Election 2020: Wins All Around! Election Day was just four weeks ago, but ... Read More »

The National Association of Social Workers, Mississippi Chapter is calling for the immediate removal of candidate Cindy Hyde-Smith from the ballot for the U. S. Senate. Hyde-Smith, a white Republican from Mississippi, was at a speaking engagement in Tupelo and responded to praise about her from host with “If he invited me to a public hanging, I’d be on the ... Read More »

On Friday, June 21, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) certified the results of its 2013 National Elections. In accordance with the NASW Bylaws, NASW Board Secretary Lawanna Barron presented the results at the Annual Meeting of the Members in Washington D.C. On July 1, the NASW Board of Directors welcomed eight new members, including the President-Elect, and four ... Read More »

NASW has been vocal on the issue of voting rights. We encourage social workers to understand their own rights and those of their clients. Voter suppression efforts across the country have resulted in intimidation and confusion about who can vote and what identification they need to bring with them on Tuesday, November 6. Further, individuals in the states affected by ... Read More »

Currently, the United States spends more on health care than any other country even though we are ranked 47th in life expectancy and 43rd in child mortality. In addition, over 40 million people are without coverage, including millions of children. Eight out of ten of those uninsured are members of working families and the number continues to grow at an ... Read More »